New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES,

NOTES OF TIE ExmBrrIoEs-NEw PAINTINGS AND
| PRINTS.
The exhibition of the Society of American Artists
closed last evening, With sales amounting to about
loo The total amount OF the sales the Academy
exhibition is finally given % over $4,000.
Messrs. W. Schaus & Co. Will open tomorrow an
exhibition OF engrayings by the late Samuel Cousins.
The TRIBUNE has ady mentioned the three artists
proofs OF the Master Lambton," . The Surprise
| and the Chandos Shakespeare received by this firm
| last week from London. There will be 80 engravngs
in all in the exhibition but this will include prints
well as early impressions. There will be several
proofs of much rarity, although the subjects like SIR
| EDWIN Landseers |" Conlossenrs," may have become
well known through the ordinary prints Most of
these eDgravings are after Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Mllais and Landseer. There will also be shown q
mezzotint after Sir Frederick Leightcn's Moretta"
and another after Greuze's " The Dauphin."
All the New-York dealers have been represented
in Paris for weeks past, andthe usual reports
come back OF the great scarcity OF important
examples of the Fonainebleau painters. which are
accompanied by enthusiastic descriptions of examples
OF modish art newly purchased Mr. M. knoedler.
who made one trip abroad in tn, winter, is now in
| Paris and the name OF Knoedler & Co. is several
| times repeated in the Salon catalogue. The chief
| picture purchased by this firm is Jules Bretons
" End of Work." composition. which sh ows three
| peasant women gathering up spades, bundles and
|
their figures seen against the sunset The "motit"
Is anything but fresh, but since the Morgan sale
every new work OF Breton 49, OF course, masterpiece
In the estimation OF the purchaser. Bouguereaus
EAmour Vainqueur," Two Loves soaring aloft,
seems to promise nothing new and the two examples
OF Aubert appear emlnently characteristics" One,
The Guards OF Love- is a position of six figures
three maidens and three loves and the other pictures
Cupid coquetting with ms gic lantern. Leieb7res
Morning Glory" Steinheil's LIE Saveticr,' and A.
Pasnfs Turkish Artillery Souvenir Ut the Orient"
come next In the list of Mr.. Knoedler's purchases
The balloon, which is plsyng prominent part in
tauneau entitled military Ballooning; Crossing
purchased By this firm Is ID. r. Knights ain
October" the largest picture which he has painted
THIS as previously noted, show. group of peasants
in the fields gathering otatoes into sacks others
roasting them at a little fire for the midday lunch.
Messrs Schaus & Co. Rave engaged two pictures
from that important parsonage Johann Georges
Vibert, whose early humility has SO completely disap
peared that he keeps dealers from the land
or dollars cooling their heels In his ante-chamber
Nevertheless, Vibert values the doas, and 1t said
that he was not at all ayerse to publicity regarded
his recent divorce suit holding that the notoriety
would help the sale OF his pictures. The list OF
studies and water colors included in the sale ordered
by the court long oae, but there probably
little of special importance. Both the pictures which
Ybert is painting for Messrs. Schaus & Co. have
cardinals for their subjects a matter OF
The larger, The HypochOndriac," cardinal vino
appears to be in very bad way, is composition OF
four figures. The other The Important Letter ="
contains two figures. At the opening OF next season
this firm will exhibit Letebyres beatrice y and
paintings of Portia and ophelia by Cabancl. At
present a strong pastel portrait OF Bismarck by
Lenbach Is exhibited in this gallery. Mr.. Herman
Schauss visit TO Berlin, Vienna and Munich two
months since probably indicates larger supply of
German arr, and the exhibition Of Cousnss engravings
with the presence 0, an excellent collection OF ex
umpes of Rembrandfs and Durer's work, argues iu-
creased attention to fine prints.
Mr.. Avery nodestly disclaims any especial distinc
ton tor purchases which he may have made, and
Messrs. Reichard g. Co.. have nothing to announce az
yet. There Is curious idea among certain class OF
unenlightened picture buyers that the value OF
picture injured if it Is exhibited to any else
To crafty this within the dealers keep many of their
purchases profound secret and exhibit the pictures
person at time in their private rooms, which
could tell many amusing stories. There Is q great
de al OF nonsense about this mystery but there still
plenty OF provincialism among NcwYork picture
buyers, many Of whom would apparently prefer TO
cave their pictures straight from the studio to
secret chamber in hch they might be sealed up
away from al inartistic world
Some American dealer amateur appears to have
disng ushed himself at the sale OF the Duke Of
Buccleugh's etchlngs and enSravings Ia London. II
do not believe that sale of prints has produced
such f32, $685." says q writer In the Courier
de Tart" ~England Is being despoiled by the
stranger II Is to Paris and Berlin that the unique
rare prints are going and now here America which
minges In the fray" At this sale Rembrandts
etching Christ before Plate" Japan paper ard
q first state. went TO American for 300
4" An enormous price but it also Incompatible
proof" This was an extraordinary price. The Berlin
Museum paid only about thousand dollars more
$6.S00 tor the " Hundred Guilder print, the first
state. of eight known proofs. This. however.
was less than the price brought by Rembrandt's
Portrait OF Tolng." first state, at the Grifiths
sale, which was $500. At the Buccleugh sale a
proof of this etching also went to American for
u ia ma IA n nrOO nj into
mediate state not described, between the first and
second described by the late NJ Dutuit" # the
HCourrier's" report is accurate American prilt
buyers making themselves tsft dangerous rivals
in the mars of London and the Continent, and their
purchases ths and last likely to give them
much OF reputation as American picture buyers
have in Paris studios.
The Art Journal falls In with the fashion Of the
day In England, and ISSUES elaborate Jubilee"
number hich contains accounts of the progress of
painting sculpture. architecture applied design aud
art edr cation Ia England during the last fifty years.
The tone of these articles may inferred from tho
Introduction OF the editor, who says These papers.
written by Independent ana competent critics. bavng
free hand to admins ter praise blame, testify to
the continuous advance which has to be chronioled
in every branch OF the Arts This largely due to
the benohcent intelligent and healthy patronage
bestowed ppon them by Her Majesty, the ROYAL
family and notably the late Prince Consort" Ali of
which is in the true Jubilee vein, although less
reverental observer might have very different
Socombe and etching of The Round Tower,
Windsor" by Haig. are the chief among multitude
of illustrations In this really valuable number